The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-11

liver OrtdOlc by an ,, giish Mis-
siOnary in HiS travels in Scuth

America,
Rev. Chumley, an E1slisN Missionary.
arrived in PhiladrlpH.a some ume ~
on his way % Hs hum- ia E.gaaG.
lie WAS almost Ge5,j.u.e aud cng.t pn.
Journey further wi.hou. assistance. IL
ets compelled agpetl for help 70 a
rutnber Of persons, and finally me, a
pAildu.h ofIc citizen. who was Db.ed
by his story, and undertook . bear the
COS, Of MS transportation o. B~!s.yl,
England. OF vhjca r.sc- ne is native.
IL is abou, T. yeaIs o!d, exceptional
~ tail, of siags IuUu, but very musCu-
lar. la e. LvsTsat nu his voice is y cas-
ant. his features animated and his eyes
sparkling. Certainly The story he tells
81! his career in the past two years is "a
most remarkable On", though il IS to
some eXtrpt c0rrCSOratUd Uy substantial
evidence IN the shGIe Of small tablets Of
staur bearing certain rude Inscriptions
which be says were circulated as money
among hartayous people by whom he
was held captive. lie intends giving i,
20 the public ia book t1rm,. bat talks
freely on the suffice. '' sailed trom
Liverpool for South America Apri. -,
1882. in the steamer E.a West, com
missIoued as missionary Of the
Women's Presbyterian Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. We reached Ejo j.
nerio My -. after rough voyage, aaG
after short rest 1 entered on my ithoys
In Brazil. l did uoa make much head
way except among The poorer natives.
but my success was sufficiently cnCgur-
aging. Daring y.@r ana q half
trayegsCd The empire and with Gods as
sistauCe made "a sWa,i army ui converts.
penetrated 10 Bolivia. and at Iss-, GO
ing uor.h on lhe Guapora river, struck
te,s se'y wooded country. The eli
mate is sxtrmcly bot a.I the year round.
'' in September, 1881, was stricken
with iutermi.teL. fever. My two
BrazHlian attendants cared for ule faith
fully, but in "a frenzy / 'rC. Tie ten, aud
wandered on iu.o lhs forest. WueD
became conscious was extremely
week, and found myself absolutely
naked, lying on q heap OF dead leaves ru
a sort Of crate constructed of s,uu.
sticks. My body VAS 'h.Cb'y covered
with a yellow ointment which Iad Ts-
moved every hair. Nv aead was ia the
same condition. IsoE Cg around ia
discover where l was, 1 found myself
evidently IN the center ul village.
The houses, or uujs, we've evidently CT
mud, stones and trees. Ia % .gw min
uses, it having been ---l-el .l-- Z wGs
moving about, peupe q. gan 90 g4tLC.
around my cage. They examined ua
with great interest, and 1 bad she great
est interest IN examines them. They
We're mostly women. tall. weI-iygued .
and OF nu;-tro"n c-lot. The l-W
men sa" were also u'e.y 3"Hli5 and
nearly every one ctII..i q aL,ha-e iI-.'Ll
IN MS arms. AAa "11'u wee "1a-5" .
"'u cIuus ana "..H 'HaIltLeI points .
ana were ev'ae"'.s prepared Tor some .
violent ouiGieaA ou nay part. Some OF ,
them p"hed me WIN SUCKS Had seem q .
aatonished that / d.a 10. tear around .
NY cage. / addressed them ~ Spanish .
dad several OF the pa-olsI haa ycIuired, /
bat they did NJ, understand me aGd
labbered IN a Eatter-. dialect. made
them understand ihNL 1 desired some
thing - eat and drink 10y pantumtGe,
whica they understood and was
brought some .qaor which derives lis
strength tgom chewed maize and Some